The Portland City Council unanimously voted Nov. 4 to approve the city’s ReCode effort, the first major rewrite of the city’s land-use code and zoning map in more than 50 years.

Nov. 4—The Portland City Council voted unanimously to approve a new land use ordinance Monday night — the first major change to the city's zoning rules since the 1970s.

That is the version of Portland that city staff have been working toward since 2017, when they began rewriting zoning rules in a process known as ReCode that now is nearly complete.

However, the Court of Appeals recently said aloud what many of us in the legal profession had all assumed: parent parcels, ...

Our colleagues at The Oregonian have reported that Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is under pressure to use her authority to bypass zoning laws and designate 1,700 acres of mostly farmland […] ...

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to lure more of the multibillion-dollar ...

Senate Bill 936 would have allowed the Bull Run water treatment facility east of Gresham to circumvent Oregon’s typical land-use appeals process as legal challenges persist.

The rate of farm and forest land loss in Oregon depends on how it’s measured: Since 1987, 43,000 acres have been removed from farm zoning and 10,000 acres have been removed from forest zoning ...

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land use law to propose a rural area for a semiconductor facility, as officials seek to lure more of the multibillion-dollar semiconductor ...

FILE - Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek speaks during a signing ceremony in Washington, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is using a new land ...